Where does “scrawliness” come from?
scrawliness (English) comes from English scrawly, from English scrawl, from Middle English scraulen, from Middle English crawlen, from Old Norse krafla, from Proto-Germanic krablōną, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
scrawliness (English): The quality of being scrawly
Definitions
- The quality of being scrawly
Ancestry of “scrawliness”, step by step
scrawliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrawly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrawly | Written in the manner of a scrawl, written... |
| 2 | English | scrawl | Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | scraulen | to spread out one's limbs; sprawl; to crawl |
| 4 | Middle English | crawlen | to crawl |
| 5 | Old Norse | krafla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krablōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |